Controlling upconversion nanocrystals for emerging applications

Tip Enhancement of Upconversion Photoluminescence from Rare Earth Ion Doped Nanocrystals

(2015) Nina Mauser et al.   ACS Nano

Photon upconversion nanomaterials

(2015) Xiaogang Liu et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Upconverting nanoparticles: assessing the toxicity

(2015) Anna Gnach et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Combinatorial approaches for developing upconverting nanomaterials: high-throughput screening, modeling, and applications

(2015) Emory M. Chan   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

High-Efficiency in Vitro and in Vivo Detection of Zn2+ by Dye-Assembled Upconversion Nanoparticles

(2015) Juanjuan Peng et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Temporal full-colour tuning through non-steady-state upconversion

(2015) Renren Deng et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Surface Interactions with Compartmentalized Cellular Phosphates Explain Rare Earth Oxide Nanoparticle Hazard and Provide Opportunities for Safer Design

(2014) Ruibin Li et al.   ACS Nano

Anchoring Group Effects of Surface Ligands on Magnetic Properties of Fe3O4Nanoparticles: Towards High Performance MRI Contrast Agents

(2014) Jianfeng Zeng et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Near-Infrared-Light-Mediated Imaging of Latent Fingerprints based on Molecular Recognition

(2014) Jie Wang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Lanthanide-Doped LiLuF4Upconversion Nanoprobes for the Detection of Disease Biomarkers

(2014) Ping Huang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Upconversion Nanoparticles: Design, Nanochemistry, and Applications in Theranostics

(2014) Guanying Chen et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Multicolor Barcoding in a Single Upconversion Crystal

(2014) Yuhai Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Er:Yb:NaY2F5O up-converting nanoparticles for sub-tissue fluorescence lifetime thermal sensing

(2014) Ol. A. Savchuk et al.   Nanoscale

Universal process-inert encoding architecture for polymer microparticles

(2014) Jiseok Lee et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Engineering bright sub-10-nm upconverting nanocrystals for single-molecule imaging

(2014) Daniel J. Gargas et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Photon energy upconversion through thermal radiation with the power efficiency reaching 16%

(2014) Junxin Wang et al.   Nature Communications

Red-green-blue printing using luminescence-upconversion inks

(2014) Jeevan Manikyarao Meruga et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry C

Amplified Spontaneous Emission and Lasing from Lanthanide-Doped Up-Conversion Nanocrystals

(2013) Hai Zhu et al.   ACS Nano

All-In-One Optical Heater-Thermometer Nanoplatform Operative From 300 to 2000 K Based on Er3+Emission and Blackbody Radiation

(2013) Mengistie L. Debasu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Highly Uniform, Bifunctional Core/Double-Shell-Structured β-NaYF4:Er3+, Yb3+@ SiO2@TiO2Hexagonal Sub-microprisms for High-Performance Dye Sensitized Solar Cells

(2013) Liangliang Liang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Magnetic Tuning of Upconversion Luminescence in Lanthanide-Doped Bifunctional Nanocrystals

(2013) Yunxin Liu et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Photon-Upconverting Nanoparticles for Optical Encoding and Multiplexing of Cells, Biomolecules, and Microspheres

(2013) Hans H. Gorris et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Plasmon-enhanced near-infrared-active materials in photoelectrochemical water splitting

(2013) Chih Kai Chen et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Lanthanide-doped luminescent nanoprobes: controlled synthesis, optical spectroscopy, and bioapplications

(2013) Yongsheng Liu et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Red upconversion luminescence and paramagnetism in Er/Yb doped SnO2

(2013) Shweta Sharma et al.   Electronic Materials Letters

High-performance Er3+–TiO2 system: Dual up-conversion and electronic role of the lanthanide

(2013) S. Obregón et al.   JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS

Fabrication of Covalently Functionalized Graphene Oxide Incorporated Solid-State Hybrid Silica Gel Glasses and Their Improved Nonlinear Optical Response

(2013) Lili Tao et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

An Exceptionally Simple Strategy for DNA-Functionalized Up-Conversion Nanoparticles as Biocompatible Agents for Nanoassembly, DNA Delivery, and Imaging

(2013) Le-Le Li et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Mechanistic Investigation of Photon Upconversion in Nd3+-Sensitized Core–Shell Nanoparticles

(2013) Xiaoji Xie et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Basic understanding of the lanthanide related upconversion emissions

(2013) Hao Dong et al.   Nanoscale

3-Dimensional photonic crystal surface enhanced upconversion emission for improved near-infrared photoresponse

(2013) Wenbin Niu et al.   Nanoscale

The impact of shell host (NaYF4/CaF2) and shell deposition methods on the up-conversion enhancement in Tb3+, Yb3+codoped colloidal α-NaYF4core–shell nanoparticles

(2013) Katarzyna Prorok et al.   Nanoscale

Competition of shape and interaction patchiness for self-assembling nanoplates

(2013) Xingchen Ye et al.   Nature Chemistry

Enhancing multiphoton upconversion through energy clustering at sublattice level

(2013) Juan Wang et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Shining a light on upconversion

(2013) Yuhai Zhang et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Luminescence upconversion in colloidal double quantum dots

(2013) Zvicka Deutsch et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Single-nanocrystal sensitivity achieved by enhanced upconversion luminescence

(2013) Jiangbo Zhao et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Tunable lifetime multiplexing using luminescent nanocrystals

(2013) Yiqing Lu et al.   Nature Photonics

NIR Photoresponsive Crosslinked Upconverting Nanocarriers Toward Selective Intracellular Drug Release

(2013) Yanmei Yang et al.   Small

NIR-Responsive Photocatalytic Activity and Mechanism of NaYF4:Yb,Tm@TiO2 Core–Shell Nanoparticles

(2013) Yanna Tang et al.   ACS Catalysis

Upconversion Nanophosphors Naluf4:Yb,Tm for Lymphatic Imaging In Vivo by Real-Time Upconversion Luminescence Imaging under Ambient Light and High-Resolution X-ray CT

(2013) Yun Sun et al.   Theranostics

Is There Real Upconversion Photoluminescence from Graphene Quantum Dots?

(2013) Zhixing Gan et al.   Advanced Optical Materials

Core–shell nanoarchitecture: a strategy to significantly enhance white-light upconversion of lanthanide-doped nanoparticles

(2013) Bo Zhou et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry C

Metal-Enhanced Upconversion Luminescence Tunable through Metal Nanoparticle–Nanophosphor Separation

(2012) Marjan Saboktakin et al.   ACS Nano

Temperature Sensing and In Vivo Imaging by Molybdenum Sensitized Visible Upconversion Luminescence of Rare-Earth Oxides

(2012) Bin Dong et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Core–shell Fe3O4@NaLuF4:Yb,Er/Tm nanostructure for MRI, CT and upconversion luminescence tri-modality imaging

(2012) Xingjun Zhu et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Hydrothermal synthesis of NaLuF4:153Sm,Yb,Tm nanoparticles and their application in dual-modality upconversion luminescence and SPECT bioimaging

(2012) Yang Yang et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Multifunctional polyoxometalates-modified upconversion nanoparticles: integration of electrochromic devices and antioxidants detection

(2012) Yanling Zhai et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Enhancing solar cell efficiency: the search for luminescent materials as spectral converters

(2012) Xiaoyong Huang et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Cation Exchange: A Facile Method To Make NaYF4:Yb,Tm-NaGdF4 Core–Shell Nanoparticles with a Thin, Tunable, and Uniform Shell

(2012) Cunhai Dong et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Rare-Earth Nanoparticles with Enhanced Upconversion Emission and Suppressed Rare-Earth-Ion Leakage

(2012) Ye-Fu Wang et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Modeling upconversion of erbium doped microcrystals based on experimentally determined Einstein coefficients

(2012) Stefan Fischer et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Concentrating and Recycling Energy in Lanthanide Codopants for Efficient and Spectrally Pure Emission: The Case of NaYF4:Er3+/Tm3+ Upconverting Nanocrystals

(2012) Emory M. Chan et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B

An upconversion NaYF4:Yb3+,Er3+/TiO2 core–shell nanoparticle photoelectrode for improved efficiencies of dye-sensitized solar cells

(2012) Jun Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES

Direct Imaging the Upconversion Nanocrystal Core/Shell Structure at the Subnanometer Level: Shell Thickness Dependence in Upconverting Optical Properties

(2012) Fan Zhang et al.   NANO LETTERS

Upconversion luminescence with tunable lifetime in NaYF4:Yb,Er nanocrystals: role of nanocrystal size

(2012) Jiangbo Zhao et al.   Nanoscale

Imparting functionality to a metal–organic framework material by controlled nanoparticle encapsulation

(2012) Guang Lu et al.   Nature Chemistry

In vivo photodynamic therapy using upconversion nanoparticles as remote-controlled nanotransducers

(2012) Niagara Muhammad Idris et al.   NATURE MEDICINE

Broadband dye-sensitized upconversion of near-infrared light

(2012) Wenqiang Zou et al.   Nature Photonics

Bright dual-mode green emission from selective set of dopant ions in β-Na(Y,Gd)F_4:Yb,Er/β-NaGdF_4:Ce,Tb core/shell nanocrystals

(2012) Ho Seong Jang et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Ultra-high photoluminescent quantum yield of β-NaYF_4: 10% Er^3+ via broadband excitation of upconversion for photovoltaic devices

(2012) Sean K. W. MacDougall et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Green electroluminescence from an n-ZnO: Er/p-Si heterostructured light-emitting diode

(2012) S. Iwan et al.   PHYSICA B-CONDENSED MATTER

Magnetic dipole and electric quadrupole transitions in the trivalent lanthanide series: Calculated emission rates and oscillator strengths

(2012) Christopher M. Dodson et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

Mechanism Studies on the Superior Optical Limiting Observed in Graphene Oxide Covalently Functionalized with Upconversion NaYF4:Yb3+/Er3+ Nanoparticles

(2012) Tingchao He et al.   Small

Toward high-efficiency solar upconversion with plasmonic nanostructures

(2012) Ashwin C Atre et al.   Journal of Optics

Sub-10 nm BaYF5:Yb3+,Er3+ core–shell nanoparticles with intense 1.53 μm fluorescence for polymer-based waveguide amplifiers

(2012) Xuesong Zhai et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry C

Single-Band Upconversion Emission in Lanthanide-Doped KMnF3Nanocrystals

(2011) Juan Wang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Facile Preparation of Multifunctional Upconversion Nanoprobes for Multimodal Imaging and Dual-Targeted Photothermal Therapy

(2011) Liang Cheng et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Time-Resolved FRET Biosensor Based on Amine-Functionalized Lanthanide-Doped NaYF4 Nanocrystals

(2011) Datao Tu et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Upconverting Nanoparticles

(2011) Markus Haase et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Core–shell NaYF4:Yb3+,Tm3+@FexOy nanocrystals for dual-modality T2-enhanced magnetic resonance and NIR-to-NIR upconversion luminescent imaging of small-animal lymphatic node

(2011) Ao Xia et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Polymer encapsulated upconversion nanoparticle/iron oxide nanocomposites for multimodal imaging and magnetic targeted drug delivery

(2011) Huan Xu et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Multifunctional nanoprobes for upconversion fluorescence, MR and CT trimodal imaging

(2011) Huaiyong Xing et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Plasmonic Enhanced Emissions from Cubic NaYF4:Yb:Er/Tm Nanophosphors

(2011) L. Sudheendra et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Origin of the High Upconversion Green Luminescence Efficiency in β-NaYF4:2%Er3+,20%Yb3+

(2011) C. Renero-Lecuna et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

A facile method to synthesize superparamagnetic and up-conversion luminescent NaYF4:Yb, Er/Tm@SiO2@Fe3O4 nanocomposite particles and their bioapplication

(2011) Dan Hu et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Modification of NaYF4:Yb,Er@SiO2 Nanoparticles with Gold Nanocrystals for Tunable Green-to-Red Upconversion Emissions

(2011) Zhengquan Li et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Intracellular Glutathione Detection Using MnO2-Nanosheet-Modified Upconversion Nanoparticles

(2011) Renren Deng et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Mesoporous Multifunctional Upconversion Luminescent and Magnetic “Nanorattle” Materials for Targeted Chemotherapy

(2011) Fan Zhang et al.   NANO LETTERS

Facile in situ fabrication of graphene–upconversion hybrid materials with amplified electrogenerated chemiluminescence

(2011) Meili Yin et al.   Nanoscale

Core/shell structured NaYF4:Yb3+/Er3+/Gd+3nanorods with Au nanoparticles or shells for flexible amorphous silicon solar cells

(2011) Z Q Li et al.   NANOTECHNOLOGY

Tuning upconversion through energy migration in core–shell nanoparticles

(2011) Feng Wang et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Direct Evidence of a Surface Quenching Effect on Size-Dependent Luminescence of Upconversion Nanoparticles

(2010) Feng Wang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Water-Soluble Fluorescent Carbon Quantum Dots and Photocatalyst Design

(2010) Haitao Li et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

NaYF4:Yb,Tm/CdS composite as a novel near-infrared-driven photocatalyst

(2010) Chuanhao Li et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Drug delivery with upconversion nanoparticles for multi-functional targeted cancer cell imaging and therapy

(2010) Chao Wang et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Superparamagnetic and upconversion emitting Fe3O4/NaYF4 : Yb,Er hetero-nanoparticles via a crosslinker anchoring strategy

(2010) Jie Shen et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Near-infrared photocatalysis based on YF3 : Yb3+,Tm3+/TiO2 core/shell nanoparticles

(2010) Weiping Qin et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

A versatile fabrication of upconversion nanophosphors with functional-surface tunable ligands

(2010) Jing Zhou et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Synthesis and Characterization of Highly Efficient Near-Infrared Upconversion Sc3+/Er3+/Yb3+Tridoped NaYF4

(2010) Qingming Huang et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Near-IR Photoresponse in New Up-Converting CdSe/NaYF4:Yb,Er Nanoheterostructures

(2010) Chenglin Yan et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Fabrication of Ag@SiO2@Y2O3:Er Nanostructures for Bioimaging: Tuning of the Upconversion Fluorescence with Silver Nanoparticles

(2010) Fan Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Absolute quantum yield measurements of colloidal NaYF4: Er3+, Yb3+ upconverting nanoparticles

(2010) John-Christopher Boyer et al.   Nanoscale

Simultaneous phase and size control of upconversion nanocrystals through lanthanide doping

(2010) Feng Wang et al.   NATURE

Tm^3+-doped tellurite glasses for fiber amplifiers in broadband optical communication at 120 µm wavelength region

(2010) Bo Zhou et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Monodisperse Upconverting Nanocrystals by Microwave-Assisted Synthesis

(2009) Hai-Qiao Wang et al.   ACS Nano

The Active-Core/Active-Shell Approach: A Strategy to Enhance the Upconversion Luminescence in Lanthanide-Doped Nanoparticles

(2009) Fiorenzo Vetrone et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Combined Optical and MR Bioimaging Using Rare Earth Ion Doped NaYF4Nanocrystals

(2009) Rajiv Kumar et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Inorganic Nanoparticles for MRI Contrast Agents

(2009) Hyon Bin Na et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Near-Infrared Quantum Cutting for Photovoltaics

(2009) Bryan M. van der Ende et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Luminescence Modulation of Ordered Upconversion Nanopatterns by a Photochromic Diarylethene: Rewritable Optical Storage with Nondestructive Readout

(2009) Chao Zhang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Recent Developments in the Field of Inorganic Phosphors

(2009) Henning A. Höppe   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Lanthanide-Based Luminescent Hybrid Materials

(2009) Koen Binnemans   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Tb-doped iron oxide: bifunctional fluorescent and magnetic nanocrystals

(2009) Yunxia Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Plasmon-Enhanced Upconversion in Single NaYF4:Yb3+/Er3+Codoped Nanocrystals

(2009) Stefan Schietinger et al.   NANO LETTERS

Lanthanide ions as spectral converters for solar cells

(2009) Bryan M. van der Ende et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Non-blinking and photostable upconverted luminescence from single lanthanide-doped nanocrystals

(2009) S. Wu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Multicolor Core/Shell-Structured Upconversion Fluorescent Nanoparticles

(2008) Zhengquan Li et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Bright White Upconversion Emission from Tm3+/Yb3+/Er3+-Doped Lu3Ga5O12 Nanocrystals

(2008) Venkataramanan Mahalingam et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Upconversion Multicolor Fine-Tuning: Visible to Near-Infrared Emission from Lanthanide-Doped NaYF4Nanoparticles

(2008) Feng Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Versatile Synthesis Strategy for Carboxylic Acid−functionalized Upconverting Nanophosphors as Biological Labels

(2008) Zhigang Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

High Contrast in Vitro and in Vivo Photoluminescence Bioimaging Using Near Infrared to Near Infrared Up-Conversion in Tm3+and Yb3+Doped Fluoride Nanophosphors

(2008) Marcin Nyk et al.   NANO LETTERS